The secret sauce of Gemini for everyday users lies in how it bridges the gap between the different Workspace apps. One of our favourite ways to do this is with the @ function in the Gemini side panel to reference specific files. We find this especially useful when composing emails in Gmail and need to summarise the content of a document saved in Google Drive.

Making your files accessible without an internet connection is a game-changer and dispels the myth that you cannot work offline with Google Drive. Questions we get asked a lot in our Google Workspace Training session are 'Can I edit Google Sheets without internet?' or 'Can I access Google Docs offline?', and our answer is yes!